Mountain

Horst

Located in Katzenelnbogen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Coordinates: 50°15′55″ N 7°57′23″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 405 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Katzenelnbogen; 1.2 km E
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: FRA Frankfurt Main Airport51 km; HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport61 km

About Horst

Horst is a mountain. Location: Katzenelnbogen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis. Elevation: 405 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Kahlberg and Weißlerhöhe.

Photos of Horst

Pohl Roman Fortlet Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Horst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -3°)
Wettest month: December (76 mm)
Driest month: February (54 mm)

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8° 0°

12° 2°

17° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

22° 11°

17° 8°

12° 5°

6° 1°

4° -1°

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Horst
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	4°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	17°	12°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-3°	0°	2°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	64	54	64	55	67	72	75	56	63	67	69	76

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Horst

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 51 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koblenz, 29 km to the west.

Airports

Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 51 kmsoutheast
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 61 kmsouthwest
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 88 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Koblenz Population: 107.3K 29 kmwest
Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 29 kmsoutheast
Mainz Population: 222.9K 39 kmsoutheast
Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 55 kmeast
Offenbach Population: 119.2K 61 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Horst

Within 100 km: 829 historic and cultural sites, 4,302 natural sites, 886 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km436 places

Aar River 12 kmN
Höhr Mountain 22 kmNW
Zorner Kopf Mountain 13 kmS
Ziegenkopf Mountain 15 kmS

25–60 km1,733 places

Urbach River 41 kmNW
Rüdesheimer Aue Island 32 kmS
Petersaue Island 34 kmSE
Mariannenaue Island 30 kmS

60–100 km3,848 places

Weibe River 68 kmN
Ohe River 78 kmNE
Modau River 62 kmSE
Lumda River 67 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Katzenelnbogen Village, Katzenelnbogen
1.2 km E
Klingelbach Village, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
1.5 km N
Klingelbach Village, Klingelbach
1.5 km NE
Ergeshausen Village, Ergeshausen
1.3 km NW
Mittelfischbach Village, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
1.3 km S
Mittelfischbach Village, Mittelfischbach
1.3 km S

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kahlberg Mountain, Klingelbach
2.2 km N
Weißlerhöhe Mountain, Oberfischbach
2.2 km SW
Steinkopf Mountain, Katzenelnbogen
4.2 km NE
Ringmauer Mountain, Oberfischbach
3.6 km SW
Sandkopf Mountain, Berghausen
4.5 km E
Ergenstein Mountain, Schönborn
5.6 km NE
Hahnkopf Mountain, Heidenrod
5.1 km SE
Burgkopf Mountain, Biebrich
5.2 km N

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Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources